N-Acetyl-Cysteine Supplementation Improves Functional Connectivity Within the Cingulate Cortex in Early Psychosis: A Pilot Study.

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Title
N-Acetyl-Cysteine Supplementation Improves Functional Connectivity Within the Cingulate Cortex in Early Psychosis: A Pilot Study.
Journal
The international journal of neuropsychopharmacology
Author(s)
Mullier E., Roine T., Griffa A., Xin L., Baumann P.S., Klauser P., Cleusix M., Jenni R., Alemàn-Gómez Y., Gruetter R., Conus P., Do K.Q., Hagmann P.
ISSN
1469-5111 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1461-1457
Publication state
Published
Issued date
01/08/2019
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
22
Number
8
Pages
478-487
Language
english
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Publication types: Journal Article ; Multicenter Study ; Randomized Controlled Trial ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
There is increasing evidence that redox dysregulation, which can lead to oxidative stress and eventually to impairment of oligodendrocytes and parvalbumin interneurons, may underlie brain connectivity alterations in schizophrenia. Accordingly, we previously reported that levels of brain antioxidant glutathione in the medial prefrontal cortex were positively correlated with increased functional connectivity along the cingulum bundle in healthy controls but not in early psychosis patients. In a recent randomized controlled trial, we observed that 6-month supplementation with a glutathione precursor, N-acetyl-cysteine, increased brain glutathione levels and improved symptomatic expression and processing speed.
We investigated the effect of N-acetyl-cysteine supplementation on the functional connectivity between regions of the cingulate cortex, which have been linked to positive symptoms and processing speed decline. In this pilot study, we compared structural connectivity and resting-state functional connectivity between early psychosis patients treated with 6-month N-acetyl-cysteine (n = 9) or placebo (n = 11) supplementation with sex- and age-matched healthy control subjects (n = 74).
We observed that 6-month N-acetyl-cysteine supplementation increases functional connectivity along the cingulum and more precisely between the caudal anterior part and the isthmus of the cingulate cortex. These functional changes can be partially explained by an increase of centrality of these regions in the functional brain network.
N-acetyl-cysteine supplementation has a positive effect on functional connectivity within the cingulate cortex in early psychosis patients. To our knowledge, this is the first study suggesting that increased brain glutathione levels via N-acetyl-cysteine supplementation may improve brain functional connectivity.
Keywords
Acetylcysteine/adverse effects, Acetylcysteine/therapeutic use, Adult, Antioxidants/adverse effects, Antioxidants/therapeutic use, Brain Mapping/methods, Dietary Supplements/adverse effects, Double-Blind Method, Europe, Female, Glutathione/metabolism, Gyrus Cinguli/diagnostic imaging, Gyrus Cinguli/drug effects, Gyrus Cinguli/metabolism, Gyrus Cinguli/physiopathology, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Oxidative Stress/drug effects, Pilot Projects, Psychotic Disorders/diagnosis, Psychotic Disorders/drug therapy, Psychotic Disorders/metabolism, Psychotic Disorders/psychology, Time Factors, Treatment Outcome, Young Adult, N-acetyl-cysteine, cingulate cortex, early psychosis, functional connectivity
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